Copy-holder for type-writers.



H. E.- HENDRIX.

- COPY HOLDER FOR TYPE WRITERS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25. m4.

Patented May 22, 1917.

HIRAM E. HENFRIX, OF VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.

COPY-HOLDER FOR TYPE-WRITERS.

Specification of Iletters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1917.

Application filed February 25,1914. Serial No. 820,922. v 7

To all whom it may concem: i Be it known that I, HIRAM E. HnNDRIX a citizen of the United States, residlng at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, have 5 invented certain new and useful Improvements in Copy-Holders for Type-VVriters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertai'ns to make and use the same.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a copy holder for attachment to.

typewriting machines, which may be easily operated by the typist, which will hold the copy squarely in front of the operator, and which will mark the line being copied.

Another and more specific object of the invention is to provide a copy holder of this nature having a supporting plate for the paper, which may be angularly adjusted about a horizontal axis so that the operator of the typewriter may get the best light possible uponhis work.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and. arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and v claimed.

For a complete understanding of my in vention, reference is to be had to the following description, and accompanying drawings, in which- V Figure 1 is a side elevation of my holder, showing the same secured to a typewriter,

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the copy 7 holder, I

F ig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the plane of line 3-3 of Fig. 2, r

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the plane of line 44 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 5 is a detail view'in elevation illustrating a slightly modified form of my in 'vention.

' Referring in detail to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates as an entirety, a sub stantially rectangular frame having abottom bar 2, side bars or standards 3, which are extended rearwardly adjacent their upper ends, as.indicated by the numeral 3, and a top bar 4. On the lower ends of each of the arms 3 there is formed a horizontal attaching arm 4. which is secured to a typewriter 5 by means of wing nuts 6 or other suitable fasteners. The bar 2 is provided with a! pair of feet consisting of threaded stems 7 enlarged at their lower ends, as indicated by the numeral 8. j These stems are threaded through openings formed in the bar and carry'lock'nutsQ to 'engagethe lower face ofthe bar. v

j A horizontal shaft l0 is j ournaled through the arms 3 adjacent their'upper terminals and carries a feed roller 11 which cooperates with a second feed roller12 mounted loosely on a shaft 13. The shaft 13. extends through longitudinal slots 1 1 formed in extension arms 15 connected to the forward edges of the standards 3. These arms .ex-

tend forwardly and upwardly and have their end portions connected by across bar 16. A screw 16 is threaded through the end of eachof the arms .15 into, the slots 14 and is engaged at its inner end by a flanged cap 17. An expansive spiral spring 18 bears at its outer end against this cap, and at its inner end against a-block 19 sli'dable within the slots 14'to engage the shaft 13 toIhold the roller 12 in engagement with the feed roller 11. By adjusting the screw 16, any

desired pressure may be secured between the V rollers. I i

To operate the roller 11, I secure'to one end of the shaft 10, aratchet'dis'k 21 which is locked against rotation in one direction by a pawl 22. A vertical rod 23 is connected to the outer face of the lefthand arm 3 for longitudinal movement through bearings 24 and 25. The upper terminal ofthe rod 23 '1S bifurcated to receive the pawl 26, as

clearly shown, and this pawl is held in en-' 7 gagement'with the ratchet wheel ofdis k'21 by an expansive helical spring 26 interposed between the arms 27, one of said arms bep, ingjformed on the, pawl and the otherarm on the rod 23,as shown. flanged bearing plate 28 is provided to properly guide the pawl in its movement to and from engagement with. the disk 21.

e To. raise the rod 23 and operate the roller 7 11, I provide a plurality of levers 27, 28 1 and 29. The lever 27 is pivoted to the left hand supporting arm 4, as indicated by the numeral 30, and has its rear end secured to the lower terminal of the rod 23. by a pin andslot connection 31. The levers 28 and 29 are pivotally connected intermediate their ends to the side of. the typewriter, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, so that when the outer end of the lever 29 is forced downwardly, the rod 23 will be moved upwardly. An expansive helical spring. 32 is coiled about the rod 23 between the bearing 24 and is rigidly connected at its lower end to said rod, so that the rod will be positively returned to its lowermost position when pressure on the lever 29 is released.

The copy is supported on a plate 33 mounted in a U-shaped frame 34, the arms of which extend beyond the inner edge of the plate, as indicated by the numeral 35, and are then extended outwardly into connection with the standards 3. The frame 34 may be swung about the fixed ends of its arms as pivots and may be held in different adjusted positions by means of a strut 36 which is connected to one of the frame arms and which engages teeth 37 formed in the forward edge of the lefthand arm 3.

A marker frame 38 of U-shape formation is connected to the frame 34 by having its terminals extended outwardly through cars 39. A marking strip 40, preferably made of red celluloid, is connected to the arms of the marker frame by having its terminals bent therearound, and this means of connection allows the marker to be slid toward and away from the central portion of the marker frame.

Havingexplained the construction of the preferred form of my invention, I will now state briefly the operation thereof; a sheet of copy, 40, such as a letter, is passed under the marker and between the feed rollers 11 and 12. The marker is then adjusted to the proper position for the first line of writing, and the frame 34 is swung into the position where the best light is obtained. Now when it is desired to feed the copy so as to bring the successive lines above the marker 40, it is only necessary to press downwardly on the outer end of the lever 29.

In the modified form of my invention, illustrated in Fig. 5, only one operating lever 41 is necessary. As will be seen this lever is pivoted intermediate its ends to the side of the typewriter and connects directly with the operating rod for the feed mechanism, said rod being designated by the numeral 42. The main frame 43 is connected directly to the typewriting machine by any suitable means and it will be seen that it is unnecessary to use con necting arms 4, such as illustrated in Fig. 1.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided a very simple and practical copy holder which will save the operator much time and trouble and allow more efficient work to be done.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 2- In a copy holder, a frame including a pair of vertical spaced standards, a roller journaled between said standards, adjacent the upper end thereof, a spring actuated roller coacting with the first mentioned roller, a ratchet wheel'secured on said shaft, a pair of spaced guides secured to one of said standards, a rod vertically movable in said guides, and extending from the lower portion of said standards to said ratchet wheel, the upper end of said rod being bifurcated and positioned adjacent said ratchet wheel, a pawl pivoted in said bifurcated portion of saidrod and engaging said ratchet wheel, a lug formed on said rod adjacent the upper end thereof, a spring bearing against said lug and said pawl to normally hold said pawl in engagement with said ratchet wheel, a spring around said rod and positioned between said guides, and having the lower end thereof secured to said rod and the opposite ends of said upper guide to normally hold said rod downward, and means to move said rodupward against the tension of the spring for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence-of two witnesses.

V HIRAM E. HENDRIX. Witnesses:

FLORENCE EMILY NnwsoN, EDWARD PARSONS.

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Washington, D. 0. 

